Hannover shocks Koln to leave bottom three
Berlin - Hannover 96's revival continued on Sunday as midfielder Leon Andreasen's controversial winner sealed a 1-0 victory at 1. FC Koln which pulled his side out of the bottom three in the Bundesliga.
After Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake fired in a cross, Andreasen steered the ball home at the far post on 38 minutes with the help of his upper arm, despite furious protests from the Koln defence.
Hannover goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler pulled off a great save to deny Koln's French striker Anthony Modeste in the dying stages to rescue the win which left his team 14th in the table.
7 - @Hannover96 have won 7 away games against @fckoeln - more than against any other side in the #Bundesliga. Darling. #KOEH96
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) October 18, 2015
Hannover are now unbeaten in their last three games, which followed five straight defeats, while Koln drop to sixth in the table.
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